putting to sleep

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Definition of putting to sleepnext
present participle of put to sleep
as in boring
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous The students were quickly put to sleep by the professor's lecture.

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“Putting to sleep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20to%20sleep. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.

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